Sirsa: A farmer killed himself by drinking pesticides in a village in Sirsa on Monday. A farmers’ association held a demonstration outside a general hospital where farmer Salvinder Sihag’s body was brought, Although district authorities have put the reasons for suicide as personal, Vikal Pachar, a leader of Kisan Union, which is spearheading an agitation for loan waiver in Sirsa, said he was worried about his huge unpaid debts.

Sirsa: A farmer killed himself by drinking pesticides in a village in Sirsa on Monday. A farmers’ association held a demonstration outside a general hospital where farmer Salvinder Sihag’s body was brought,  Although district authorities have put the reasons for suicide as personal, Vikal Pachar, a leader of Kisan Union, which is spearheading an agitation for loan waiver in Sirsa, said he was worried about his huge unpaid debts. 

The development came at a time when the agrarian economy reels under stress. Farmer suicides have been reported from across the country.